Born to Win (1971)
- Starring:
- George Segal, Karen Black, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ivan Passer
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Born to Win is the grimly ironic title of this jet-black comedy about heroin addicts. George Segal plays Jay Jay, an ex-hairdresser who struggles to support his expensive drug habit. To avoid arrest, Jay Jay turns "narc," informing on his fellow junkies. Eventually Jay Jay's sense of self-hatred threatens to overwhelm him. Also released as Born to Lose and Addict, Born to Win was the first American film for Czech director Ivan Passer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 85 mins
Complete Cast:
- George Segal - Jay Jay
- Paula Prentiss - Veronica
- Hector Elizondo - The Geek
- Ed Madsen - Detective
- Irving Selbst - Stanley
- Jane Elder - Girl's Mother
- Karen Black - Parm
- Jay Fletcher - Billy Dynamite
- Robert De Niro - Danny
- Marcia Jean Kurtz - Marlene
- Sylvia Syms - Cashier
- Director(s):
- Ivan Passer
- Writer(s):
- Ivan Passer, David Scott Milton
- Producer(s):
- Jerry Tokofsky, Philip Langner
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Questionable for Children, Profanity)
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